WWF PRIME TIME WRESTLING (1985-93)

1988

1/4/88:
- Jim Duggan pinned Sika with the running clothesline at 9:16 (12/26/87; Madison Square Garden)
- Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Hillbilly Jim at 9:27 with a running knee to the back as Jim was distracted by Frenchy on the apron (12/5/87; Philadelphia Spectrum)
- Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated the Conquistadors at 13:07 when Jacques scored the pin following a double team move off the top (12/26/87; Madison Square Garden)
- WWF Women's Champion Sensational Sherri pinned Velvet McIntyre at 14:31 when the momentum of a crossbody by the challenger put Sherri on top (10/23/87; Paris, France)
- Iron Mike Sharpe pinned SD Jones at 7:33 after hitting him in the head with his forearm support (12/26/87; Madison Square Garden)
- Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) pinned King Kong Bundy (w/ Bobby Heenan) at 3:56 with a splash after Bundy missed a splash of his own (Best of the WWF Vol. 15) (11/17/87; Des Moines, IA; Veterans Memorial Auditorium)

2/19/88:
- Andre the Giant (w/ Ted Dibaise & Virgil) pinned WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan at 9:05 to win the title even though Hogan's shoulder came up before the three count; Ted Dibiase paid off Earl Hebner to fill in for his twin brother Dave as the referee for the match; according to storyline, Dibiase had plastic surgery done to get the referee to look like Dave; after the bout, Dibiase put
the championship belt on as Dave Hebner ran into the ring and hit the other referee; Hogan then tossed Earl over the top rope onto Dibiase and Virgil; voted Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Match of the Year (Earl Hebner's debut) (Hulkamania 3, The History of the WWE Heavyweight Championship) (The Main Event - 2/5/88; Indianapolis, IN; Market Square Arena)
- Steve Lombardi & Barry Horowitz defeated Lanny Poffo & Scott Casey at 5:04 when Lombardi pinned Poffo with a clothesline after Horowitz landed a knee to the back from the ring apron (1/26/88; Hershey, PA; Hersheypark Arena)
- Ron Bass pinned Hillbilly Jim at 5:32 with the Pedigree (1/25/88; Madison Square Garden)
- Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned SD Jones with the side suplex at 8:19 (1/9/88; Philadelphia Spectrum)
- The Conquistadors defeated Brady Boone & Omar Atlas when Atlas was pinned at 6:19 after a slingshot / clothesline off the top double team (1/27/88; Salisbury, MD; Wicomico Youth & Civic Center)
- King Harley Race & Hercules (w/ Bobby Heenan, who came ringside mid-way through the bout) defeated Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid via count-out at 9:05 when the Bulldogs chased Heenan backstage after he taunted them with a dog collar and leash; after the bout, the Bulldogs returned to the ring and attacked their opponents with the props (1/26/88; Hershey, PA; Hersheypark Arena)

2/22/88:
- Bad News Brown pinned Outback Jack at 4:27 with the Ghetto Blaster; after the bout, Craig DeGeorge interviewed Brown on the interview platform (1/27/88; Salisbury, MD; Wicomico Youth & Civic Center)
- Danny Davis pinned Brady Boone with a sit-down splash off the top at 7:59 (2/6/88; Boston Garden)
- B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Steve Lombardi & Barry Horowitz at 5:45 when Horowitz was pinned after sustaining an atomic drop from Brunzell and a clothesline off the middle turnbuckle from Blair (1/26/88; Hershey, PA; Hersheypark Arena)
- The Ultimate Warrior defeated King Harley Race (w/ Bobby Heenan) via disqualification at 1:40 when Hercules interfered and assaulted the Warrior with his steel chain; after the bout, Warrior gained possession of the chain and chased Hercules and Race out of the ring with it (WWF Superstars - 1/26/88; Hershey, PA; Hersheypark Arena)
- Sam Houston pinned Iron Mike Sharpe with a bulldog at 11:37; after the bout, Danny Davis attacked Houston until several referees were able to intervene (2/6/88; Boston Garden)
- Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov defeated SD Jones & Brady Boone at 6:19 when Zhukov pinned Boone following a knee drop (1/26/88; Hershey, PA; Hersheypark Arena)
- Andre the Giant (w/ Ted Dibaise & Virgil) pinned WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan at 9:05 to win the title even though Hogan's shoulder came up before the three count; Ted Dibiase paid off Earl Hebner to fill in for his twin brother Dave as the referee for the match; according to storyline, Dibiase had plastic surgery done to get the referee to look like Dave; after the bout, Dibiase put
the championship belt on as Dave Hebner ran into the ring and hit the other referee; Hogan then tossed Earl over the top rope onto Dibiase and Virgil; voted Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Match of the Year (Earl Hebner's debut) (Hulkamania 3, The History of the WWE Heavyweight Championship) (The Main Event - 2/5/88; Indianapolis, IN; Market Square Arena)

3/21/88:
- B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated the Conquistadors at 6:50 when Blair scored the pin with an elbow drop from the middle rope as Brunzell was covered, after the Killer Bees put on their masks and constantly switched in and out of the ring behind the referee's back (3/9/88; Winston-Salem, NC; Coliseum)
- Steve Lombardi pinned SD Jones at 8:02 with a small package (3/5/88; Boston Garden)
- Hercules (w/ Bobby Heenan) defeated Scott Casey via submission with the backbreaker at 7:12 (3/8/88; Bristol, TN; Viking Hall)
- Greg Valentine (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Lanny Poffo via submission with the figure-4 at 3:52 (3/9/88; Winston-Salem, NC; Coliseum)
- WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Jim Evans at 1:31 with the Shake, Rattle, & Roll; after the bout, Honky was about to sing for the crowd but his music was turned off; moments later, Brutus Beefcake came out, admitted that he was the one who turned off the music, and said he would win the IC title at WrestleMania (WWF Superstars - 3/9/88; Winston-Salem, NC; Coliseum)
- The Junkyard Dog pinned George Petraski at 3:59 with the powerslam (3/8/88; Bristol, TN; Viking Hall)
- Ken Patera defeated Tom Stone via submission with the full nelson at 3:42 (3/9/88; Winston-Salem, NC; Coliseum)
- The Ultimate Warrior pinned King Harley Race at 4:54 with a roll up after blocking a suplex into the ring (3/5/88; Boston Garden)

3/28/88 - this was a best of TNT episode, hosted by Vince McMahon & Lord Alfred Hayes:

4/4/88:
- Dino Bravo (w/ Frenchy Martin) pinned Koko B. Ware at 7:47 with the side suplex (3/13/88; Hamilton, Ontario; Copps Coliseum)
- Bad News Brown pinned Brady Boone at 5:57 with the Ghetto Blaster (3/7/88; Nashville, TN: Municipal Auditorium)
- Ron Bass pinned Rick Hunter at 2:31; after the bout, as the Junkyard Dog made his way to the ring, Bass allowed him to pass before attacking him and using Miss Betsy to choke JYD out (Wrestling Challenge - 3/8/88; Bristol, TN; Viking Hall)
- WWF Women's Tag Team Champion Noriyo Tateno (w/ WWF Women's Tag Team Champion Itsuki Yamazaki) pinned Leilani Kai (w/ Jimmy Hart & Judy Martin) at 13:12 after Kai collided with Hart on the ring apron (3/13/88; Hamilton, Ontario; Copps Coliseum)
- Andre the Giant fought Brian Costello to a no contest when he tossed his opponent out of the ring before the bout began; after the bout, Jim Duggan came ringside to challenge Andre; Andre began choking Duggan but Duggan fought back by knocking Andre out with his 2x4; moments later, when Andre came to, he attacked both officials and a cameraman in a fit of rage; the incident resulted in Bobby Heenan once again becoming Andre's manager ('Hacksaw' Jim Duggan) (WWF Superstars - 3/9/88; Winston-Salem, NC; Coliseum)
- George Steele defeated Boris Zhukov (w/ Slick & Nikolai Volkoff) via disqualification at 2:31 when Volkoff interfered; after the bout, Steele escaped a triple team and chased the opposition backstage with a chair (3/8/88; Bristol, TN; Viking Hall)

5/23/88 - included the debut of a new Prime Time set; featured the Brutus Beefcake interview from the 5/10/88 WWF Superstars
in which he was attacked by WWF IC Champion the Honkytonk Man; included the WWF World Champion Randy Savage vs. Virgil match from the 5/10/88 WWF Superstars;
featured the Ken Patera vs. Dino Bravo, Paul Roma & Jim Powers vs. Tom Stone & Rick Gantner, Hercules vs. Bill Bowman, and Bad news Brown vs. Chris Zarna
matches from the 5/11/88 Wrestling Challenge; included the Sam Houston vs. Iron Mike Sharpe match from the 2/22/88 Prime Time Wrestling;
featured the Greg Valentine vs. Lanny Poffo match from the 3/21/88 Prime Time Wrestling:
- The One Man Gang (w/ Slick) pinned George Steele at 4:24 with a kneelift to the back after Steele became distracted by Slick on the ring apron;
after the bout, Steele cleared OMG from the ring with Slick's cane before attacking Slick as well; Steele then chased the referee and Frenchy Martin,
who was providing guest commentary, around the ring (2/6/88; Boston Garden)
- Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) pinned King Kong Bundy (w/ Bobby Heenan) with a splash at 3:22 after Bundy missed a splash of his own
(Madison Square Garden; 11/24/87)

5/30/88:
- Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov defeated Jim Powers & Paul Roma when Zhukov pinned Powers with a running double axehandle at 11:24; prior to the bout, Nick Bockwinkel joined the commentary team (11/7/87; Boston Garden)
- Ron Bass pinned Jose Luis Rivera at 9:37 with the Pedigree; prior to the bout, Bass had a verbal confrontation with Gorilla Monsoon, with Bass challenging Monsoon to fight him in the ring after Monsoon knocked his hat off (5/18/87; Madison Square Garden)
- Jerry Allen pinned Steve Lombardi at 9:18 with a reverse crossbody off the middle turnbuckle (5/22/88; Maple Leaf Gardens)
- Rick Martel & Tito Santana defeated the Islanders in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1 - Haku pinned Santana at 7:11 after a double set of headbutts; fall #2 - Santana pinned Tama at 8:07 with a small package, which Martel had reversed behind the referee's back to put Santana on top; fall #3 - Martel pinned Tama with a roll up at 10:27 after Tama collided with Haku on the ring apron (10/16/87; Madison Square Garden)
- Jim Neidhart pinned Don Muraco (w/ Superstar Billy Graham) after reversing a roll up attempt by sitting on Muraco's chest; Lord Alfred Hayes did guest commentary for the match, subbing for Graham (5/27/88; Madison Square Garden)
- Jim Duggan pinned King Harley Race at 8:51 when the momentum of a crossbody off the top by Race put Duggan on top for the win (12/29/87; Hamilton, Ontario; Copps Coliseum)

6/27/88:
- Bad News Brown defeated Jim Neidhart via count-out at 16:23 after Neidhart sustained the Ghetto Blaster, fell to the floor, and could not return to the ring before the 10-count; after the bout, Neidhart sent Bad News out of the ring (6/25/88; Madison Square Garden)
- George Steele defeated Scott Colontonio via submission with the flying hammerlock at 1:11 (6/21/88; Glens Falls, NY; Civic Center)
- Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated the Conquistadors at 11:35 when Raymond scored the pin following a double team move from the top (6/25/88; Madison Square Garden)
- The Big Bossman pinned Scott Casey at 7:45 with the sidewalk slam; after the bout, Bossman handcuffed Casey to the ropes and beat him with the nightstick (6/25/88; Madison Square Garden)
- Jim Duggan pinned the One Man Gang at 9:49 with the running clothesline after the Gang missed a splash in the corner (6/25/88; Madison Square Garden)

11/8/88 (3.6) - 3-hour special:
- Greg Valentine pinned Don Muraco at 11:57 by hitting him in the back of the head with Valentine's shin guard as Muraco attempted to revive the referee (10/7/88; Paris, France; Bercy Stadium)
- Andre the Giant pinned the Junkyard Dog at 7:09 with a boot to the face and putting his feet on the ropes for leverage; once the bout began, Andre spent more than 5 minutes outside the ring, refusing to enter until JYD removed his chain from the ring; after the bout, Andre threatened the ring announcer to refer to him as Andre the Giant rather than Andre le Giant (10/7/88; Paris, France; Bercy Stadium)
- Rockin Robin pinned WWF Women's Champion Sensational Sherri to win the title at 12:32 with a bulldog off the top (Best of the WWF Vol. 18) (10/7/88; Paris, France; Bercy Stadium)
- Lanny Poffo pinned Barry Horowitz at 13:03 with a somersault splash; prior to the match, Poffo read a poem in French to the crowd (10/7/88; Paris, France; Bercy Stadium)
- Hulk Hogan (w/ Miss Elizabeth) pinned King Haku (w/ Bobby Heenan) at 6:16 with the legdrop; Heenan was helped backstage during the bout after Hogan had pulled him in front of him when Haku was jumping from the apron (Hulk Hogan - Real American) (Saturday Night's Main Event - 10/25/88; Baltimore, MD; Arena)
- WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition defeated Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid when Smash pinned Dynamite at 23:21 after Ax hit a clothesline while Dynamite had an abdominal stretch applied on Smash (10/7/88; Paris, France; Bercy Stadium)
- Jake Roberts (w/ Cheryl Roberts) defeated Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan) via disqualification at 7:22 when Heenan climbed in the ring and kicked Roberts as Roberts began ripping off Rude's tights, which featured Cheryl's face, after hitting the DDT; after the bout, Andre the Giant came to the ring and threw Roberts to the floor before going over to check on Rude with Heenan; moments later, Roberts took Damien out of his snake bag and scared Andre with it before throwing it on Andre, with Andre then falling down and clutching his chest; after Andre passed out, Jake held Damien in the air as he stood over Andre's body (Best of the WWF Vol. 18) (Saturday Night's Main Event - 10/25/88; Baltimore, MD; Arena)
- WWF World Champion Randy Savage (w/ Miss Elizabeth) defeated Akeem via disqualification at 10:13 after Akeem threw referee Tim White out of the ring (10/7/88; Paris, France; Bercy Stadium)